BUSINESS BRIEFING / ELECTRONICS
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Belkin International Inc., a Los Angeles consumer electronics maker, said it was investigating a sales staff employee accused of offering to pay for positive online reviews of its products.
Belkin apologized for a freelance job posting that offered to pay for positive reviews on retail websites.
After the incident provoked a furor on blogs, Belkin removed listings posted on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk website.
